Well, they are just $5K shy of reaching their first "real" stretch goal and there are still about 18 days left to the campaign. So it looks like they will be able to make it.
Then the question will be "Can they deliver on their promise to install Android 5.0 on the device?"
My guess is no. After all, they haven't even been able to deliver on their promise of more videos. In the last month, they have released one heavily edited 48 second video which didn't reveal anything new.
Apart from that... just empty promises, like their talk of working on getting "a proper USB Host Controller system working on our device, so you can attach a keyboard and use it to navigate around or simply be more productive."
Since they previously informed people that they would need to place an order of at least 500 units before they would be able to make any changes to the hardware, not sure how they think they will be able to get such a system working on the device.
Can't see them reaching 500 units within the next 18 days. Given the lack of new videos, they don't even seem to be trying. There is certainly no shortage of questions and suggestions for videos.
I suspect that there won't be any truly informative videos released showing what the device is truly capable of (and similarly incapable of) until after the campaign has closed. That way, none of the backers will be able to apply for a refund. Before the end of the campaign, backers who get cold feet can receive a full refund with no questions asked. At least two already did so before the campaign reached its initial target.
Why else would bloggers who regularly make videos demonstrating the pros and cons of other devices not make such a video for a device which they are peddling?
Hope to be proven wrong, but think that will prove unlikely.
Last edited by Question Mark; 04-28-2016 at 06:55 PM.
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